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Patent GB-2394116-A (GB)
Title: A portable labour-saving battery device for electric vehicle
Inventor: CHIU CHIEN-LIANG
IPC: B60K1/04
Filed: 2002-10-11
Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable labor-saving battery device for a electric vehicle, said battery device capable of providing power when installed on said electric vehicle. User is able to disassemble said battery device, drag and recharge said battery independently without much effort. Furthermore, said battery device is used as shopping cart to provide more functionality. Said battery device mainly comprises a battery set 1 having a socket 111 for recharge and a contact on a bottom of said battery set for connecting to said electric vehicle, a cap 12 implemented on a bottom of a upper surface of said battery set, said cap lying next to said upper surface of said battery set when folded up and providing a load-bearing space when bent down. A wheel set 13 is implemented on a bottom of a lower surface of said battery set for providing mobility. Said battery set having an extension bar 14 penetrating through both sides of a top of said battery set and extending into said battery, wherein said extension bar is extensible inside said battery set for user to drag said battery device easily other than hand carry said battery set.
Patent GB-2383956-A (GB)
Title: Three part silicone balloon
Inventor: PHILIPS ROB
IPC: A61F2/958
Filed: 2002-10-28
Abstract: A three part balloon made of silicone material. The balloon preferably comprises a thin walled central tube B, bottom A and head C. The bottom and head may be glued to the central section. The balloon is primarily for medical sensors and actuators. The three part design may permit more freedom of design regarding the balloon shape.
Patent GB-2388890-A (GB)
Title: A needle valve
Inventor: CASAR ROLAND
IPC: F16K27/02
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: The needle valve 1 for a high-pressure gas conduit system consists of two mounting units 2, 3 capable of being plugged together. One of the mounting units surrounds, in its housing 7, a stepping motor 8, and a valve needle 10 projecting away from the said mounting unit is intended for sealing engagement into a guide bore of the housing block 4 of the other mounting unit. The inner region, receiving the gas pressure and having the valve duct 17, of the housing block 4 is thus sealed off relative to the outside by means of sealing rings 19, 20 such as O-rings arranged in the region of the guide bore. By virtue of a small diameter of the guide bore which corresponds at least approximately to the diameter of the valve duct 17, good sealing-off is obtained. The needle valve 1 is suitable, in particular, as an expansion valve, capable of having a flow passing through it in both directions, of a vehicle air-conditioning system operated with carbon dioxide.
Patent GB-2384937-A (GB)
Title: Tracing and zooming a region of interest
Inventor: KIM JEONG-WOO
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 2002-12-24
Abstract: A method for tracing an enlarged region of a moving picture, capable of tracing and maintaining a region of interest in enlarging the region of interest of a user comprises setting a region of interest on the basis of a center of an enlarged region set by the user, abstracting displacement corresponding to the region of interest in a MPEG stream and reducing, enlarging or moving the enlarged region according to displacement of a region of interest. The region of interest may thus be tracked and/or zoomed to ensure the feature of interest isalways presented clearly in the display.
Patent GB-2379521-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive feedback/feedforward pid controller
Inventor: WOJSZNIS WILHELM K
IPC: G05B17/02
Filed: 2001-06-20
Abstract: A system and method for adaptively designing self-tuning controllers. specifically PID controllers for process control systems. The method is based on a model-parameter interpolation, according to which a candidate process model is defined by a predetermined, limited set of models. Each of the models is characterized by a plurality of parameters, and, for each model, each of the parameters has a respective value that is selected from a set of predetermined initialization values corresponding to the parameter. Evaluation of each of the models includes computation of a model squared error and computation of a Norm that is derived from the model square errors calculated for the models. The Norm value is assigned to every parameter value represented in the model that is represented in an evaluation scan. As repeated evaluations of models are conducted, an accumulated Norm is calculated for each parameter value. The accumulated Norm is the sum of all Norms that have been assigned to the parameter value in the course of model evaluations. Subsequently, an adaptive parameter value is calculated for each parameter. The adaptive parameter value is a weighted average of the initialization values assigned to the respect parameters. The set of adaptive process parameter values are then used to redesign a process controller.
Patent GB-2383851-A (GB)
Title: Progressive power spectacle lens astigmatism
Inventor: YAMAMOTO CHIKARA
IPC: G02C7/02
Filed: 2003-01-07
Abstract: A progressive power spectacle lens (100) has a progressive power surface on at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the spectacle lens. The progressive power surface includes a distance portion corresponding to a long-distance view, a near portion corresponding to a short-distance view and an intermediate portion between the distance portion and the near portion, a refracting power gradually changing in the intermediate portion between the distance portion and the near portion. In such a spectacle lens, the shape of the progressive power surface along a main meridian is formed not to be umbilical, and the distance portion is formed to include an area where a quantity of surface astigmatism decreases from a position on the main meridian to a predetermined position further from the main meridian in the horizontal direction, the surface astigmatism then increasing at positions further, in the horizontal direction, from the predetermined position. A spherical power of the spectacle lens may be negative.
Patent GB-2385589-A (GB)
Title: Surfactant
Inventor: JONES TIMOTHY GARETH JOHN
IPC: C09K23/00
Filed: 2000-08-07
Abstract: A viscoelastic surfactant for use in hydrocarbon recovery having a partition coefficient, Kow, of at least 0.05. The surfactant is a C11-26 carboxylic acid salt having at least one C1-6 branched chain. The alkali metal salts of 2-methyl oleic acid and 2-ethyl oleic acid are disclosed. It forms a gel in aqueous media. It is for use as a well-bore fluid.
Patent GB-2397287-A (GB)
Title: Working arm for a machine
Inventor: STYGER LEE EDWARD JAN
IPC: E02F3/42
Filed: 2003-01-18
Abstract: A working arm 10 for a machine includes at least first 12 and second 13 relatively telescopic sections, one of the first 12 and second 13 sections including a mounting 60 by which the arm 10 is connectable to a body of the machine, and the first section 12 having a first internal chamber 18 into which pressurised fluid may be introduced, and the second section 13 including a piston 30 moveable in the first internal chamber 18 in one direction as a result of pressurised fluid being introduced into the internal chamber 18 at a first side of the piston 30 and being moveable in the first internal chamber 18 in a second opposite direction as a result of pressurised fluid being introduced into the first internal chamber 18 at a second opposite side of the piston 30, the internal chamber having a port 20 which is connectable to a fluid system of the machine and the first section 18 including between a chamber wall 48 and an external wall 49 of the first section 12, a passage 17 which extends from a first position 22 at which the passage 17 is connectable to the fluid system of the machine to a second position at or adjacent an end 23 of the first internal chamber 18 remote from the port, where the passage 17 is in fluid communication with the first internal chamber 18 at the second side of the piston 30.
Patent GB-2397706-A (GB)
Title: Light dimmer device
Inventor: SKYNER GEORGE ALBERT
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2003-01-21
Abstract: A dimming device for an electric light includes manual or remote control.
Patent GB-2386797-A (GB)
Title: Mobile communication terminal with name-card function
Inventor: SATO TSUKASA
IPC: H04M1/724
Filed: 2003-02-18
Abstract: When a user initiates a name-card management program of a portable telephone set 1, a name-card producing function 100 is selected by a menu key, and a desired name-card pattern is read-out for producing name-card data, which is then stored in a memory. For name-card exchange, the telephone number or mail address of another party's terminal is inputted and, after one's own name-card data stored in memory has been viewed on a display to confirm it, that name-card data is transmitted to the other party. By designating on the display a saving function in the presence of name-card data received from the other party, the received name-card data may be stored in the memory.
Patent GB-2409093-A (GB)
Title: Fridge and freezer contents organiser.
Inventor: SPENCELEY MARTIN WILLIAM
IPC: G09F7/04
Filed: 2003-12-09
Abstract: The fridge and freezer contents organiser comprises a chart attached to a fridge/freezer by means of magnets or a magnetic layer. Food items are represented by small counters which are placed on the chart when corresponding items are placed in the frideg/freezer. The counters preferably show the particular food, the type of food, e.g. meat, fish, rations, fruit and veg., misc. etc., and the optimum or maximum storage life. Two strips signifying 3 month and 6 month limits may also be used to indicate freezer food which is approaching the end of its life. Food items can be identified by placing corresponding counters on the food via a specialised bag clip. The chart may be subdivided into days (for fridges) or months (tor freezers). A store for unused counters may be provided which can be used to help create a shopping list. The chart may be electronic and the counters may be automatically detected as they are put into or taken out of the freezer by a form of electronic tagging. The contents of the freezer (or lack of) can then be communicated directly to a phone or PDA, e.g. to update a shopping list.
Patent GB-2408213-A (GB)
Title: Respirator mask with adjustable visor
Inventor: GRIFFITHS JOSEPH ANTHONY
IPC: A62B18/08
Filed: 2004-01-26
Abstract: A respirator mask is disclosed. It comprises a shell 3, a flexible oro-nasal mask 4 mounted within the shell 3 adapted to surround a wearer's nose and mouth to make an airtight seal therewith, and a rigid outer faceplate 2 having a first portion 2a that extends over and is pivotally connected to the shell 3. The faceplate has a second transparent visor portion 2b that extends in front of the wearer's eyes in their line of sight. The first portion 2a of the faceplate 2 includes an adjustment mechanism 7 thereon which is operable by the wearer to incrementally adjust the angular position of the faceplate 2 relative to the shell 3 and retain it in a selected angular position to control the distance of the transparent visor portion 2a of the faceplate 2 from the wearer's eyes.
Patent GB-2402799-A (GB)
Title: Linked entertainment machines
Inventor: RANDALL DOV LIAM
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2004-05-11
Abstract: An assembly of coin-operated player-operable entertainment machines 1 such as poker, video game, or fruit machines are linked to a common display device 18. Parameters for each machine determine if a game played on the machine is a winning game. The parameter may be the percentage payout for which the respective machines are set. The percentages may be different for each machine and this may be shown on the common display device. A remote server 17 may contain a compatible wireless transmitter/receiver device to allow two-way data communication between the percentage sockets 16 of the machines and the server.
Patent GB-2416500-A (GB)
Title: Spinning disc reactor with shroud or plate for improving gas/liquid contact
Inventor: BURNS JOHN ROBERT
IPC: B01F25/74
Filed: 2004-07-19
Abstract: A reactor apparatus including a support element 1 rotatable about an axis and having a surface 2 generally centred on the axis. The surface is adapted for outward flow of a thin film of a liquid phase reactant 4 thereacross when supplied thereto as the surface is rotated. The reactor apparatus is further provided with a plate or shroud 10 that covers or is coextensive with the surface and defines a gap 14 between the surface and an underside of the plate or shroud 11 so as to allow a gaseous phase flow through the gap and over the thin film of the liquid phase reactant. By constraining the gaseous phase flow over the liquid phase component, especially when the gaseous phase flow is countercurrent to the liquid phase flow, excellent mass transfer between the two phases can be achieved.
Patent GB-2416316-A (GB)
Title: Spinning disc reactor with spiral passageway for heat transfer fluid
Inventor: BURNS JOHN ROBERT
IPC: B01F25/74
Filed: 2004-07-20
Abstract: The reactor apparatus includes a base cylinder 2 with circular lid 1, centrally mounted on a rotary shaft 5. A continuous internal wall 7 forms a double spiral passageway 8. The first spiral 8 allows outward flow of a heat transfer fluid 12 from a central ingress 15. The second spiral 8' allows inward flow of the heat transfer fluid 12 from a periphery of the base cylinder to a central egress 16. The two spiral passageways are interleaved with opposing flow in adjacent passages. The ingress and egress are formed as holes in a circular tray 3 and connect respectively to central 13 and peripheral 14 pipes. A circumferential wall 4 provides mechanical strength and rigidity to the reactor. A fluid reactant 9 is supplied to the central part of an external face of the lid 1 which passes radially across the lid as a thin wavy film 11 by way of centrifugal forces when the base cylinder is rotated at high speed. The heat transfer fluid 12 serves to transfer heat from or to the wavy film of the reactant.
Patent GB-2402930-A (GB)
Title: Laterally opened container
Inventor: XIE LIANGFU
IPC: B65D90/02
Filed: 2003-03-10
Abstract: The present invention provides a new type of laterally opened container, which is composed of bottom platform, corner posts, front walls, and end walls and container top. At the container top, there is a middle top beam, one or more top beams mounted symmetrically at both sides of the middle top beam. The other ends of the middle top are linked to the lateral beams of the container body. One spacing wall is mounted along the longitudinal central line of the bottom platform, the lower end of the spacing wall is linked to the bottom platform and the upper end of the spacing wall is linked to the container top, and its front and back ends linked respectively to the front and back walls. The platform is mounted aslant. This structure has advantages of high strength, which can prevent the distortion of the container body, and two individual spaces for containing goods that can also protect the goods from waggling during transportation. This type of container has simple construction and low cost, and it can be loaded and unloaded conveniently.
Patent GB-2419075-A (GB)
Title: Fishing bait apparatus
Inventor: WEEDALL TOM
IPC: A01K85/01
Filed: 2004-10-14
Abstract: Fishing bait apparatus comprises at least one bag or container adapted to be filled with bait material, wherein the bag or container comprises two overlying layers of material, in which the periphery of each overlying layer has an outline that corresponds to an outline of a live bait, and the two overlying layers are connected together at least partially to define an enclosure having an orifice. A plurality of bag may be formed into a sheet or a roll (fig 1).
Patent GB-2421014-A (GB)
Title: Compartmentalised drinks bottle
Inventor: JOLLY NATHAN
IPC: B65D1/04
Filed: 2004-12-09
Abstract: A sports bottle comprises two independent compartments 103,104 and a removable screw cap 102 having means allowing a user of the bottle to extract fluid contained within the compartments. Preferably the compartments are formed by a curved internal partition 105 that is arranged so that one compartment is larger than the other. Preferably the removable screw cap includes a pop-up valve 108 and a hinged domed cap 110. The domed cap 110 covers a tube 109 which extends into one of the compartments. The bottle is preferably translucent and has a wall which is provided with calibrated scales 106,107. The pop-up valve 108 and hinged domed cap 110 are independent of one another.
Patent GB-2414139-A (GB)
Title: Integrated Circuit Architecture for Mobile Radio Communications Device.
Inventor: ORMSON RICHARD
IPC: G06F12/14
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: The present invention provides for an integrated circuit architecture arranged for use in a mobile radio communications device and including processor means and associated program memory means, and further comprising an area of secure memory for containing a verification routine sewing to verify content within the said program memory means.
Patent GB-2421704-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing a building decoration material composite
Inventor: XIAOLING LENG
IPC: B29C39/10
Filed: 2005-01-04
Abstract: A method of producing a building decoration material composite comprises a liquid resin material which may also include a chemical additive. The composite may be made by the following steps: 1, pouring the liquid resin and chemical additives into a metal mould which holds a printed paper and allow to solidify figure 1. 2, disengaging the composite from the mould (figure 2). 3, shape the composite by heating (figure 3). 4, shape the composite by cooling (figure 4). 5, mechanically polish the composite (figure 5) and 6, mechanically bind and pack the finished product (figure 6). The finished product may be waterproof and may also be used to make toiletries, kitchenware, craft gift and general merchandise. The amount of liquid resin occupies 80% of the weight, whilst other types of materials occupy 20%.
Patent GB-2411706-A (GB)
Title: Pipe coupling with bayonet locking sleeve
Inventor: GUESNON JEAN
IPC: E21B17/08
Filed: 2005-02-28
Abstract: A connector 1 for joining two pipes 2, 3, the connector 1 comprising a male tubular element 4 and a female tubular element 5 into which the male tubular element 4 is insertable, a locking sleeve 10 mounted on, but rotatable with respect to, one of the tubular elements, the sleeve 10 forming a bayonet connection with the other of the tubular elements, the male and female tubular elements 4, 5 comprising inter-engaging teeth 22, 24 and cavities 23, 25 so as to lock the tubular elements 4, 5 from relative rotation. Each of the tubular elements may comprise axial shoulders 8, 9 and a seal 12 may be provided between the male and female tubular elements. Locking means 11 may be provided to selectively lock the sleeve 10 in a desired position to prevent, or allow, the bayonet connection to be unlocked.
Patent GB-2411673-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for measuring the position of a portion of a pump assembly
Inventor: JORDAN LESLIE ERIC
IPC: E21B47/09
Filed: 2005-03-01
Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the position of a portion of a pump assembly within a well comprises a detection device <B>31</B> adapted to detect the position of the portion of the pump assembly <B>1</B> within a borehole, the detection device <B>31</B> being connectable to the borehole and a communication device <B>25</B> adapted to relay information on the position of the portion of pump assembly <B>1</B> within the borehole to a controller <B>24</B>. The apparatus may comprise a movement mechanism, adapted to vary the longitudinal displacement of the pump assembly <B>1</B>. The detection device may comprise a first measurement means adapted to measure the extent of rotation of the pump assembly at a first point and a second measurement means adapted to measure the extent of rotation at a second point. Also claimed is an apparatus for determining the position of a portion of a pump assembly comprising a portion of pump assembly, a detection device and a communication device.
Patent GB-2410274-A (GB)
Title: A method of well completion
Inventor: DOANE JAMES C
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2002-12-18
Abstract: A method of well completion which comprises running in a bit 208 and expandable packer P on tubing 210, expanding the packer to close off an annular space around the tubing after drilling. The method may further comprise dropping the bit and producing through the tubing after expanding the packer, and/or drilling out a plug 206 in the wellbore. Also disclosed is a method of well completion comprising running an expandable packer into a wellbore, pumping sealing material around the outside of the packer and expanding the packer.
Patent GB-2431076-A (GB)
Title: MIMO detection using analogue circuitry to obtain a probability distribution of transmitted bits
Inventor: GARRIDO JOSEP VICENT SOLER
IPC: H04L1/06
Filed: 2005-09-30
Abstract: An analogue multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) detector, comprises an analogue calculator circuit operable to obtain the binary elements of a joint posterior distribution of the probabilities for a transmitted symbol, given a received signal. These probabilities are passed as currents to a marginaliser circuit for each channel, which selects the most probable value for the respective channel's bit.
Patent GB-2418247-A (GB)
Title: Sheet paper identification device and method
Inventor: ISHIDA TAKESHI
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2004-03-31
Abstract: There are provided a sheet paper identification device and method capable of preventing use of the device in an abnormal state by preventing erroneous identification caused by dust attached to an interior of a pickup section, detecting the abnormal state in the pickup section due to the dust, and notifying it outside. When a sheet paper is inserted from a sheet paper insert section (3), the sheet paper is fed by a sheet paper feed section (4). An image pickup section (7) images the interior of the image pickup section (7) before the sheet paper is fed to the image pickup section (7) so as to acquire image data without any sheet paper. When the sheet paper is fed to the image pickup section (7), the image pickup section (7) images the sheet paper so as to acquire image data having the sheet paper A dust detection section (8) calculates the position and the area of the image indicating dust of the image data having no sheet paper. When the image data having the sheet paper has an image of the same area at the same position as the image indicating the dust, the image is identified as an image indicating the dust attached to the interior of the image pickup section (7) in the image data including the sheet paper. If the dust identified is other than a predetermined one, an abnormal state of the image pickup section (7) is notified to a control section (2).
Patent GB-2419655-A (GB)
Title: Rotating valve assembly
Inventor: KESSEL MICHAEL ROSS
IPC: F16K31/524
Filed: 2004-05-28
Abstract: A valve (100) includes valve housing having an upper body portion (20) and a lower body portion (30) and a generally spherical valve member (50). The upper (20) and lower (30) body housing sections define an internal chamber (16) for accommodating the valve member (50) and a central axis for the valve. The generally spherical valve member has an axial bore (52) extending therethrough. The valve assembly includes a ramming mechanism including cam lobes (60a, 60b) operatively valve member (50) and a cam pin (22) operatively associated with the upper valve body portion (20) for moving the valve member (50) between the open position and the closed position.